-- Nuggets 76, Blazers 69 - End 3rd: Blazers miss a long two as time winds down, but they leave too much and Iverson gets isolated out top to take the jumper... He tries to get Jack in the air, but Jack knows what's coming and avoids the foul that forces Iverson to take a terrible shot... It's off and Frye controls as time expires... 4th quarter coming up? Can the Blazers do it again? We'll have too see.

-- Nuggets 76, Blazers 69 - 1:05, 3rd: Frye will come back in after the timeout, and the Nuggets control... Fans are getting back into it here with a defense chant, but the Nuggets again get the loose ball after a long miss. Tough break. Iverson is fouled out top, he'll shoot two. Jack's in there running the point now, and personally I'd rather see Roy handling it out top. No offense to Jarret... Blazers are drying up from the perimeter now, and you have to think McMillan would rather have them attacking the rim. Anthony picks up his third foul on a double foul between he and Outlaw who also gets his 3rd on the play... Outlaw wins the tip out top, and the ball goes to Jones and he CANS THE THREE! Crowd goes nuts, defense chants start back up, and here the Blazers are able to force a turnover... However, it is all for naught as they give it right back, and Najera scores.

-- Nuggets 72, Blazers 66 - 3:24, 3rd: Off the Blazer miss, the Nuggets push it, and Anthony is fouled as he scores... He hits the free throw and it looks like the Nuggets may be beginning to pull away here, but no... Roy won't let that happen as he gets to the rim, passes three defenders and draws the foul. He hits both at the line.... Anthony misses the short jumper off the screen, but fights hard and gets another possession for the Nuggets, but Iverson misses as well. Blazers showing some fight, but the Nuggets seems to add a bucket after each Blazer score, keeping the lead just out of their reach. Timeout is called.

-- Nuggets 67, Blazers 64 - 5:05, 3rd: Carrying is called on the Nuggets, and LaMarcus makes them pay with a dunk on the other side. Portland is losing it's luck in terms of getting favorable bounces of the ball.... Two straight misses by the Nuggets could have been a Blazer possession, but they just can't seem to hold onto the ball... Despite their luck (or lack thereof), the Blazers find an open Webster who once again sends it through the net for the three. Kleiza is fouled on the ensuing play, but only makes one of two.

-- Nuggets 64, Blazers 59 - 7:37, 3rd: Martell comes out of the timeout looking like Wyatt Earp as he jacks up, and hits a three. Nuggets answer back with a jumper, and then two straight turnovers by both teams gives the ball back to Portland. Webster goes down as it looks like he took a shot to the thigh. A defensive three seconds is called ont he other end, and Webster knocks down the charity free throw. Blazers keep possession, Roy will try a three off the screen, but it off, and JOEL PRZYBILLA IS THERE TO HAMMER IT HOME! The crowd goes nuts again, start the defense chant, but as the Nuggets have done all game, they answer back with a quick jumper that quiets the Rose City faithful.

-- Nuggets 60, Blazers 54 - 9:57, 3rd: The Nuggets gets a jumper to fall to start the second half, but Brandon is right there to keep the Blazers in it with two straight buckets.. One coming on a jumper, the other on a floating lay-up off the glass. Kleiza cans a three after a :24 violation is called on Portland... That forces the Blazers to call time as the Nuggets look to run away here in the third.